1 Behold the king shall reign in justice, & the princes shall rule in judgement.
1 Behold a king shall reign in justice, and princes shall rule in judgment.
2 And a man shall be as he that is hid from the wind, and hideth himself from a tempest, as rivers of waters in drought, and the shadow of a rock that standeth out in a desert ground.
2 And a man shall be as when one is hid from the wind, and hideth himself from a storm, as rivers of waters in drought, and the shadow of a rock that standeth out in a desert land.
3 The eyes of them that see, shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear, shall harken diligently.
3 The eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken diligently.
4 And the heart of fools shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of mafflers shall speak readily and plain.
4 And the heart of fools shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of stammerers shall speak readily and plain.
5 He that is unwise shall no more be called prince: neither shall the deceitful be called the greater man:
5 The fool shall no more be called prince: neither shall the deceitful be called great:
6 for the fool shall speak foolish things, & his heart shall do iniquity, that he may work simulation, and speak to our Lord deceitfully, & make empty the soul of the hungry, and take away drink from the thirsty.
6 For the fool will speak foolish things, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice hypocrisy, and speak to the Lord deceitfully, and to make empty the soul of the hungry, and take away drink from the thirsty.
7 The vessels of the deceitful are most wicked: for he hath framed devices to undo the meek, with the word of lying, when the poor man spake judgement.
7 The vessels of the deceitful are most wicked: for he hath framed devices to destroy the meek, with lying words, when the poor man speaketh judgment.
8 But the prince will think these things, that are worthy of a prince, & he shall stand above the dukes.
8 But the prince will devise such things as are worthy of a prince, and he shall stand above the rulers.
9 Ye rich women arise, and hear my voice: ye confident daughters give ear to my speech.
9 Rise up, ye rich women, and hear my voice: ye confident daughters, give ear to my speech.
10 For after days & a year you shall be troubled that have confidence: for the vintage is at the end, the gathering will no more come.
10 For after days and a year, you that are confident shall be troubled: for the vintage is at an end, the gathering shall come no more.
11 Be astonied ye rich women, be troubled ye confident: strip you, and be confounded, gird your loins.
11 Be astonished, ye rich women, be troubled, ye confident ones: strip you, and be confounded, gird your loins.
12 Mourn upon your breasts, upon the country worthy to be destroyed, upon the fruitful vineyard.
12 Mourn for your breasts, for the delightful country, for the fruitful vineyard.
13 Upon the ground of my people shall thorns & briers come up: how much more upon all the houses of joy, of the city rejoicing?
13 Upon the land of my people shall thorns and briers come up: how much more upon all the houses of joy, of the city that rejoiced?
14 For the house is forsaken, the multitude of the city is left, darkness and palpableness are made upon the dens for ever.
14 For the house is forsaken, the multitude of the city is left, darkness and obscurity are come upon its dens forever. A joy of wild asses, the pastures of flocks.
15 The joy of wild asses the pastures of flocks, until the spirit be poured out upon us from on high: and the desert shall be as charmel, and charmel shall be reputed for a forest.
15 Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high: and the desert shall be as a charmel, and charmel shall be counted for a forest.
16 And judgement shall dwell in the wilderness, and justice shall sit in charmel.
16 And judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and justice shall sit in charmel.
17 And the work of justice shall be peace, and the service of justice silence, and security for ever.
17 And the work of justice shall be peace, and the service of justice quietness, and security forever.
18 And my people shall sit in the beauty of peace, & in the tabernacles of confidence, and in wealthy rest.
18 And my people shall sit in the beauty of peace, and in the tabernacles of confidence, and in wealthy rest.
19 But hail in falling upon the forest, and the city shall be humbled with lowness.
19 But hail shall be in the descent of the forest, and the city shall be made very low.
20 Blessed are ye, that sow upon all waters, sending in the foot of the oxe and the ass.
20 Blessed are ye that sow upon all waters, sending thither the foot of the ox and the ass.